Institute of Nursing and Health Research explained

Institute of Nursing and Health Research
Image Alt:Logo of Ulster University Institute of Nursing and Health Research
Focus:Allied Healthcare, Biomedical Science, Health and Pharmacological research
Head Label:Director
Head:Prof. Tanya McCance
Faculty:Faculty of Life and Health Sciences
Staff:30 Researchers and 10 professors
Key People:All full members
Endowment:£5.7 million in awards (2011-2013) + others.[1]
Num Members:39 Full members, 23 associate members
Subsidiaries:5 research centres
Owner:Ulster University
Former Name:Institute of Nursing Research
Location:Belfast, Jordanstown,and Magee College
Country:Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Website:science.ulster.ac.uk/inhr/

The Ulster University's Institute of Nursing and Health Research (INHR), previously known as the University of Ulster's Institute of Nursing Research, is a research institute of Ulster University which is physically located at the Jordanstown, Coleraine and Magee campus'. Within the institute, there are over 30 researchers and 10 professors based on the Jordanstown, Coleraine and Magee campuses of the university. In addition, the INHR has approximately 90 doctoral students researching and studying towards their chosen topics. Members of the Institute can either be full members or associate members, however visiting professors are often closely involved in research.

Centres

The institute has five main centres:[2]

Governance

Led by a director, their role is to shape the institute and ensure research is maintained at a high level; in addition to producing research themselves. Currently the director is Professor Kader Parhoo. Professor pArhoo is responsible to the Dean of the Faculty of Life and Health Sciences as the institute is one of several research intensive departments attached to this faculty. The institute is a collaboration between two schools in this faculty, the School of Nursing and the School of Health Science.

The institute is split into centres:

Research Ranking

2014

The 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) received 38 staff submissions for consideration. As a result, 94.6% of all work was deemed to be 94.6% being "internationally excellent or world leading". In addition, 100% of research submitted was given an impact and environment rating of 3* or 4*. Overall the institute achieved 86% 3* or 4* with [3] 23 submissions being world leading (4*), 63 being internationally excellent, 10 being 2*, 3 being 1* and 1 submission not being considered.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profiling Excellence at the Institute of Nursing and Health Science Research . Ulster University Institute of Nursing and Health Research . 2013 . December 21, 2014.
  2. Web site: Nursing Research Overview - Ulster University . Ulster University . December 21, 2014.
  3. Web site: REF 2014 Institute of Nursing and Health Research Ulster . 2014 . December 21, 2014.